1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 77
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Carolyn B. Russell (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Buddy Ritch (D) by 22.0 points.
Carolyn B. RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%10,123
Buddy RitchDemocrat
39.0%6,471
16,594 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET